INTERMITTENTLY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

intermittently

adverb

as in periodically

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Recent Examples of intermittently Swallows—the country's most beloved and recognizable birds—darted past intermittently, a subtle but very real reminder of our location on this special stretch of the Algarve. — Megan Wilkes, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026 Khat is typically chewed like tobacco, with individuals retaining it in the cheek and chewing intermittently to release the active drug, which then produces stimulant-like effects. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 The actress provided the English voice of Kairi, the series' main female character, intermittently from 2002 to 2010. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 The danger is that governments and markets grow accustomed to a Strait of Hormuz that functions only intermittently and misinterpret the stopgap as a resolution. — Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The camera cuts intermittently to a speculative montage of her inner experience. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Iranian forces have intermittently fired drones and missiles at oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz over the last few months as negotiations between Iran and the United States to end their monthslong conflict stalled. — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026 By contrast, talks on the war between Russia and Ukraine have been convened intermittently, in multiple locations, and not once with all the relevant actors (Kyiv, Moscow, Washington, and key European states) at the table. — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 To achieve this, an AC unit may reduce the compressor capacity and fan speed or shut one or both off intermittently. — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 11 Aug. 2026

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Down a third of its crew (and periodically appearing as a trio), the quartet-for-now seeks modern girl-group chart history while nagged by uncertainty and controversy that extends to their music.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
Maintaining The System Maintaining a marketing system means periodically checking whether strategy, execution and measurement still support one another.

— Don Dodds, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of periodically

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For many people with normal iron levels, having coffee near a meal or occasionally taking an iron supplement close to coffee may not make a noticeable difference.

— T'Keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 19 Aug. 2026
The days blend together with no time stamps, although Ullom occasionally reveals how many miles the car has gone.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of occasionally

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Much of the content generated promoted an organization called the International Burke Institute (IBI), the website of which features articles copied from real academic writing, sometimes with false attribution.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
She was held up as the pop cultural equivalent of a saint to a degree that sometimes obscured and distorted her creative drive and business acumen.

— Jewly Hight, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

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